单词	estivating
释义	estivate verb es·​ti·​vate ˈe-stə-ˌvāt  variants or aestivate estivated or aestivated; estivating or aestivating; estivates or aestivates intransitive verb 1 zoology : to pass the summer in a state of torpor or dormancy Snails combat desiccation by estivating, that is, burrowing into the mud and sealing up the shell with mucus until conditions improve. Mark Woolhouse compare hibernate 2 : to spend the summer usually at one place … I asked him to Skype in from the Connecticut coastline, where he is estivating while on a prestigious writing fellowship … Glen Weldon Word History First Known Use circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Medical Definition estivate intransitive verb es·​ti·​vate variants or aestivate -ˌvāt  estivated; estivating : to pass the summer in a state of torpor or dormancy compare hibernate estivating verb variants or aestivating present participle of estivate as in kicking back Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance kicking back vegging out hanging about hibernating dozing kicking around idling loafing goofing (off) lounging hacking (around) bumming messing dawdling hanging (around or out) lazing sleeping dillydallying droning footling chilling monkeying pottering (around) mucking piddling fiddling (around) puttering (around) lingering fooling trifling playing lagging lolling lazying resting loitering relaxing dallying poking truanting tarrying goldbricking malingering furloughing Antonyms & Near Antonyms working grinding laboring sweating plowing buckling (down) plugging pegging hustling toiling plodding applying humping grubbing slaving exerting drudging travailing moiling putting out See More
随便看	parking garage parking light parking lot parking meter parking orbit parking place parking place/space/spot parking space parking spot parking ticket parkings parkins parkinsa parkinson disease parkinson's Parkinson's disease Parkinson's Law parkinson's syndrome Parkinsonia parkinsoniae parkinsonian parkinsonias parkinsonism parkinsonisms parkinsons

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